Network Performance Baselining focuses on the real world implementation of network baselining principles and shows how to measure and rate a network's performance. It includes chapters that give a real "How To" approach for standard baseline methodologies along with actual steps and processes to perform network baseline measurements. It explains the proper way to document and build a baseline report. Incuded is an extensive chapter on case studies of actual Network Baselines that Mr. Nassar and LAN Scope has preformed and a "To the Point" brief review on techniques of baselining all major LAN and WAN topologies such as Ethernet, Token Ring, ATM, Frame Relay, WANs, FDDI. Also, a "Technique Reference" will be provided on the baseline and evaluation of all major network protocols such as Windows NT, Netware, TCP/IP, DecNet, Banyan, SNA and standard IBM suite protocols.

Biografía del autor:

Daniel J. Nassar is president of LAN Scope Incorporated, a Havertown, Pennsylvania-area based international Network Baseline Consulting and Training firm. The firm specializes in emergency network troubleshooting, network baseline studies, application characterization and remote protocol analysis. Dan is personally active in the firm's training division, where he teaches courses on network baselining subjects. As president of Eagle Eye Analysis Incorporated, another Pennsylvania-based network consulting firm, Dan evaluates industry products such as network analyzers or new networking devices such as switches and routers. Dan provides remote evaluation and writing services direct to industry manufacturers that includes documentation design for industry white paper reviews, training manual design, and overall product assessment. Skilled in an extensive range of networking disciplines including network design, network implementation, troubleshooting, and network management, Dan is highly regarded throughout the industry as the global markets chief scientist in the area of network baseline evaluation and reporting. Dan can be reached at (610) 446-3831 or (610) 359-3573, or on the Internet at nassard@lanscope.com or nassard@eagleanalysis.com.